Psalm 35:1-7

English Standard Version

Great Is the Lord

Of David.

35 Contend, O Lord, with those who ^(A)contend with me;
    ^(B)fight against those who fight against me!
²Take hold of ^(C)shield and buckler
    and rise for my help!
³Draw the spear and javelin^[a]
    against my pursuers!
Say to my soul,
    “I am your salvation!”

⁴^(D)Let them be ^(E)put to shame and dishonor
    who seek after my life!
Let them be ^(F)turned back and disappointed
    who devise evil against me!
⁵Let them be like ^(G)chaff before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
⁶Let their way be dark and ^(H)slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

⁷For ^(I)without cause ^(J)they hid their net for me;
without cause they dug ^(K)a pit for my life.^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 35:3 Or and close the way
Psalm 35:7 The word pit is transposed from the preceding line; Hebrew For without cause they hid the pit of their net for me; without cause they dug for my life